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Old 06-22-2011, 06:59 PM
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brutus amp question

so i got a hifonics brutus amp that wasnt working for free.. turns out it was only $25 to fix it.. so ive got an amp that claims to put out 1200rms @ 1 ohm for $25..

my question is how are these amps? ive never dealt with them but i mean a next to free amp, why not...

i have it in my truck wired up to a pair of type r dual 4 tens.. the amp has the two speaker outputs (++- -) should i use both or just one to achieve my 1 ohm load?

i have each dual 4 ohm sub wired to 2 ohms and i would like to take that amp down to 1ohm... my question is.... if i run each wire from the sub to its own output will that be giving the amp a 1 ohm load? (bridged internally??)

it may sound like a dumb question but ive got a couple different answers from a couple different guys already.. one said running it like that will give a two ohm and one said it will be one ohm... i was told too, that i should just have the wires from the sub going into one output (+- rather than ++ - -)

if i run my wires together and only go into one does it matter which + and - i am wiring into?

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Old 06-23-2011, 01:02 AM
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The dual inputs are just to make installing multiple subs easier. The two external "+'s" & "-'s" are common to each other inside. Wiring the way u suggest will bring u down to 1 ohm. Perfecto.
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awesome, thank you.
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Old 06-23-2011, 01:51 AM
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rockford wiring wizard is your friend when in doubt!
2 d4s can be run at 1ohm and 4 ohms in your case makes sense for a 1ohm final load.
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